Watching ABQ move from 1950 to the 21st Century, one bike lane at a time

Month: August 2006

Every city has them. A small, small number of eccentrics who perform the role of “gadfly” in the community. To anyone who pays the least attention to matters political or social, the mention of the gadfly’s name is usually good for a chuckle, if not a hearty laugh followed by the retelling of an anecdote… Read More You Say A Whack Job, I Say Amato

Two quickies this morning: 1. In a time in which the term “operation” principally means dead bodies, sectarian violence and such, an “operation” by the Yes Men is certainly a beautiful thing. These guys are just about the closest thing to a hero I have. My almost hero, near-heroically scamming local news in New Orleans… Read More On Hoaxes and My Main Man Marty

For some reason this picture of Heather Wilson seems appropo to this post In the “Thanks for Nothing” Politiics Division, news finally hits that Heather Wilson’s “Vote for Heather Because of Medicare D” spots were not only paid for by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (which we already knew because it’s written at the end… Read More The Heather, Big Pharma, Coleman Stove Connection

Attention Burque Babblers/Babblistas/Babbalothians: I’m taking this schtick on the Bloggin’ Road for a couple of weeks, sitting in for Emily Esterson (yeah, the Emily Esterson who’s my wife) at New West. Seems she’s in Germany and they evidently don’t have electricity or the “internets” over there, and she roped me into doing it. Actually, she’s… Read More Burque Babble Touring Company and Road Show

My damn personal vow to educate the youth of America has left me too busy to do much, but I did see Joe Monahan’s piece on Jeff Armijo today. It reminds me of the following analogy: Journalism is to Blog as Surgeon is to Dude Who Attempts to Dig Bullets Out With a Pocketknife From… Read More All The Veiled Innuendo That’s Fit To Blog

What’s this I hear about New Mexico going to two automobile license plates? If it ain’t bad enough that we’re gonna get more than one area code, now we gotta consider getting all cosmopolitan by stickin’ another license plate on the front of our cars. What’s next, High Occupancy Vehicles lanes? Light rail? Thai restaurants… Read More New Mexico: A Vanishing Podunk In The Desert

Man, I absolutely cannot wait for “Robert Vigil II: This Time It’s Personal!”. I usually don’t get into trials, criminal or civil, but this Vigil shindig has everything, including current NM State Treasurer Doug Brown in today’s Tribune describing the Vigil reign with quote phrases like “rogue clique”, “systematic, pervasive corruption” and “closest thing to… Read More Robert Vigil: The Sequel To Drool Over